Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-20
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the territory: by Mr. Miltmore. extending 70
June the time when the taxes for 1850 sneii
be delinquent; BY Dir. Elliott, providihg lor the
establishment OF 3 board OF railroad commas
eioners amending the existing law. increasing
the powers OF the board and providing penaitles
for obstructing the commissioners IN them n
duties: also that mo railroad company shaii
charge or receive from any person higher rate
per ton per mile for one car load OF freight than
for greater number OF car loads.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher. the commit.ee
ON rules was instructed TO report as one OF
tho standing committees committee TO De
known as the committee on temperance
MFR Fletcher will introduce a bill providing
for local option and make a strosg effort TO
secure its passage Miss q. A. Gray was ap-
pointed official stenographer Oh the mousse.
TIKI COUNCIL
At the opening of the council Mr. CAL
loway presented a petition from NUMBER
of ministers for stringent marriage license
law Mr.. Bogart presented similar pea-
ton Bills introduced:
nv Hughes accompanied by memorial for
establshlng a Dakota experimental farm; pro,
yiding Cor the support OF 1ndigent soIuleIs an
sailors and their families. By DR. galloway. reg
ulating the solemnization OF mafrlaks, feeulaL-
ing me practice OF pharmacy and licensing drug
lists BY Mr. McCumber, extending the TIN
when taxes shall become delinquent; 70 pravloe
for the maintenance Of volunteer fire cInpaniess
nv Mr. Dodge appropriating for the support o
the fire department part OF the tax pald by hIt
insurance companies on premiums received -. IN
the place where the department - located. Dy
Mr. Kos er authorizing the organization OF so
cleties for mutual protection against larcenies
Of live stock: relating TO county t-easarers. ann
i,rescfibing their duties, fees q "a salaries.
The president announced the standing
committees. as follows:
Judiciary, Hughes. Dodge, Grissby, McCnm
Der, cad LAWYER, y gart: railroads. Collins
sad Dodge; cities and municipalities, Weiser;
Griesby Allen. Cain, Galloway, Campbell and
Smith: appropriations, Campbell, Dodge.
Grigsby, Hughes, Smith, Collins and LAWYER
elections, Mead, Ericsson. Allen, Wells Martin:
counties. Wells. sheldon Of Day, Martin.
Dodge. Donovan. Weiser. Ericsson; edncs-
ton, Ericsson, Donovan, Martin, wells f no,-
Meade. Hughes, Washabaugh, McCumber; fed
eral affairs, Martin. Gaiioway, Cain. Camper
and Sheldon OF Hand: teiTStorhlai h snSH .,ino
public buildings, LAWYER Wells. H9ehes, Nsl-
ser and Galloway; public printing, Cain, wash
absugh. Sheldon Of HAND ana D9novau' m Wihes
Meade Martin: agriculture. Allen, Sheldon OF
Hand, Horstad, Martin, McCumber: engrossed
and enrolled bills, Meade, Ericsson, tam. Samp-
Meade. Martin, Allen, Galloway ana
Donovan: public health, Donovan, Galloway,
Foster Sheldon Of Hand, Martin; bonds ana
banking, Grigsby, weiser, Bogart, sheldon of
Day Lowen: military, Foster. Campbell, Eric
son, weiser and Hughes: warehouse and grain,
sheldon Of Day, Allen; GTigsby, Weiser. sheldon
Dodge Wells, Meade, McCumber, Campbell:
charitable and penal institutions, smith, Dodge;
Donovan. Grigsby. Foster, Wasnabangh and
Hughes: Immigration, Harstad, Meade, McCum-
ber Bogart, Ericsson: highways, bridges and
ferries Sheldon Of Hand, Collins, Meade, smith
and Wells.
THE HOUSE.
A Joint resolution was passed providing that
each member shall be entitled to six daily
papers during the session, after motion TO
make it ten had been voted down Bills in
troduced:
Of fire departments of each city. town. village
or other municipal corporation in Dakota part
of the tax paid by fire insurance companies
upon premiums received by them in any such
town. city or village: by Mr.. Dodds, TO amend
sections 90 and 81 Of subchapter z. OF chapter
i12 of Session Laws Of 1885, relating TO road
tax: Mr.. Dodds, providing that notice of chattel
mortgage sales where sum exceeds $50 shall be
published in newspapers printed IN said county
AZ least once week for two sue
By Mr.. Williams Of Burieigh. to regu-
late the practice Of pharmacy, tho licensing
OF persons to carry on such practice and the
sale of poison by Mr. Dodds, affecting the giving
of mortgages upon ungrown crops. It provides
that any mortgage given after the date OF the
approval of this act upon any grain or other crop
not in being, shall be null and VOID, provided
or affect any mortgages, given prior to the pas
sage of this act, upon crops to be grown during
1887. By Mr. Hawk. providing that whenever
the fees collected by any county treasurer shall
exceed 5000 In any one year.such ex-
cess shall revert 20 the county treasury /;
by Mr.. Adams, subdiyiding the Sixth judicial
district, and providing for terms OF court
therein; by Mr.. Fellows, providing a fixed sal
airy in lieu OF all fees for probate judges
More business was transacted by the iegis-
lature to-day than on any previous day oil
the session. The council refused to concur
in the house joint resolution authorizing the
purchase of six newspapers daily for each
member. The question of means OF cheap
transportation between the capitol building
and the abodes of state officers and members
of the legislature was the subject OF
en- animated debate and resulted in the
adoption of a joint resolution providing Ior
the appointment of a committee to see what
arrangements could be made. The fact that
the hackmen of the city have taken advan-
tage of the circumstances TO bleed members
freely is a subject Of sharp comment
Among the bills introduced were the follow
ing:
By Mr., Hughes, abolishing the Office of county
assessor in certain cases and creating the ONCE
Of district assessor: by Mr.. Galloway, memorial
to congress, asking the passage Of the Collins
bill: by Mr.. Campbell, providing for the fore
closure Of MORTGAGES on real estate by action
End to abolish foreclosure by advertisement;
by Mr. Hughes. to provide for the registration
and payment Of warrants drawn by the seere-
taries and presidents OF boards of education and
70 prescribe rates of interest thereon, fixing the
interest on registered school district warrants
at per cent; by Mr.. Hughes, to forbid the
holding of several offices by one person: by AIR.
Campbell, proyidiag for the costs and disburse-
ments of foreclosure by advertising being paid
from the proceeds If mortgage sale, and that at
torneys' fees. specified in the mortgage, be paid
on the filing Of the afidavft Of the attorney that
he receives all the fee and is bona fide resident
of thesjudicial district.
The rules were suspended TO give Mr.. Lor.
ems, president of the Farmers Alliance, the
privilege Of the floor, and the council soon
after adjourned
IN THE HOUSE
Mr.. Burnham moved TO take up the report
of the committee on rules adopted and the
house went into committee of the whole, Mr.
Adarls in the chair, to consider the rules
Everything ran along smoothly until the
section was reached providing the number
of members the several committees should
be constituted of. The committee on rules
had provided that several of the committees
should consist of thirteen members each
Aikens, Elliott, Ward, Stewart of Walsh, and
Durham argued that such committees would
be cumbersome and hinder rather than ex.
pedte business motion to reduce the
committees to seven and nine members
prevailed The rest of the rules
were then approved with no material
change. They are practically the rules Of
the last session The committee rose and
reported to the house, and the rules as
whole were adopted Mr. Durham moved
that committee consisting of Messrs Pat
ton of Lawrence, Dodd and Millimore be APP
pointed to prepare bill to extend the time
when penalties attach for non-payment
OF taxes of 1856 Mr.. Burnham argued in
support of this motion that it was of vital
importance to d very large number OF tax
payers throughout the territory, and it was
adopted by an unanimous vote. A bill was
introduced by sprague, providing for tie
establishment of an agricultural experiment
station at some suitable place north of the
forty-sixth parallel. 1t provides for a board
of control with full powers of management
and an appropriation of $4,000 and the
further sum of 5000 for 1888. The fol-
lowing bills were also introduced:
By Mr.. Aiken, providing that irrelevant testi-
monv may be stricken out: by Mr. Dodds, re-
pealing the act to authorize the Nelson county
commissioners to fund outstanding indebted
ness: by Mr. Fletcher, to amend the noxious
weed act, providing for the destruction of Can
ada thistles, cockle-burr and mustard on lands
occupied by individuals or corporations. under
the direction of township supervisors or county
commissioners: overseers OF highways are to
destroy weeds on highways and vacant lands
the cost OF the latter to be entered as a tax
against the lands; the bill is very stringent in
its provisions: by Mr.. Green. to legalize the
sessment of taxes heretofore made wherein there
was failure to make the proper warrant author
izing the county treasurer to collect: by Mr.
Mallory. empowering county commissioners to
extend to June 1 the time when the taxes Of
1856 become delinquent